Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott said he will feel final 13 seconds, overtime of loss to Kansas City Chiefs 'in my gut for years'

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The ending of the Buffalo Bills' playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs is not one that will quickly be forgotten.

For Bills' fans, it will go down as one of the most heartbreaking losses in franchise history, finding a spot among the four straight Super Bowl losses («Wide Right») and the Music City Miracle.

Coach Sean McDermott is among those who will have a hard time not revisiting and thinking about the final 13 seconds and brief overtime of the 42-36 loss.

«I watched it on video and I watched it over and over in my head a million times, in my stomach a million more,» McDermott said Tuesday during his end of season news conference. «It's my livelihood and I'm super competitive as well. I want the best for our football team and this organization and our fans, quite honestly. So I'll continue to watch it in my mind and in my gut for years… but when we get to where we're trying to get to, I believe that'll make it that much more enjoyable in that moment.»

For now, the feelings from the loss will linger as the Bills' offseason begins. After returning much of the roster from the 2020 season, losing to the same opponent at the same venue a year later (the Chiefs defeated the Bills in last year's AFC Championship Game) shouldn't sit well with a team.

The game was the first in playoff history with four go-ahead touchdowns in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter/overtime and second in the Super Bowl era (Vikings-Ravens in 2013), per the Elias Sports Bureau.

The Bills had gone up 36-33 thanks to a historic fourth touchdown from quarterback Josh Allen to wide receiver Gabriel Davis, which left just 13 seconds on the clock for the Chiefs to try and kick a game-tying field goal. They did just that.

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